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Old 03-10-2009, 07:38 PM   #80
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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern View Post
There is a simple response to your question. Audio (thus speech) is linear. Reading doesn't have to be linear. We can skip ahead, jump back, review etc. It's very difficult to do this in audio because it does not occupy physical space. Paper occupies physical space and by that it means it can be manipulated on the physical realm which you can't in audio.
Not just that. For me listening to a fiction book is a qualitatively different experience than reading a fiction book. I cannot appreciate listening to fiction at all (listening to non-fiction can be OK).
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